Adam Tanner (in Latin, Tannerus; April 14, 1572 – May 25, 1632) was an Austrian

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theologian. He was born in

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, Austria. In 1589 he joined the Society of Jesus and became a teacher. By 1603 he was invited to join the

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and take the chair of theology at the University of Ingolstadt. Fifteen years later he was given a position at the University of Vienna by the Emperor Matthias. He was noted for his defense of the Catholic church and their practices against Lutheran reformers as well as the Utraquists. His greatest work was the ''Universa theologia scholastica'', published in 1626–1627. He died at the village of

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near Salzburg, and rests in an unmarked grave. Apparently the parishioners refused to give him a

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because a "hairy little imp" was found on a glass plate among his possessions. The crater

Tannerus Adam Tanner (in Latin, Tannerus; April 14, 1572 – May 25, 1632) was an Austrian Jesuit theologian. He was born in Innsbruck, Austria. In 1589 he joined the Society of Jesus and became a teacher. By 1603 he was invited to join the Jesuit Coll ...

on the Moon is named after him.

Bibliography

* ''Anatomiæ confessionis augustanæ'', 1613, Ingolstadt. * ''Astrologia sacra'', 1615, Ingolstadt. * ''Apologia pro Societate Iesu ex Bohemiae regno : Ab eiusdem regni statibus religionis sub utraque publico decreto immerito proscripta'', 1618, Vienna. * ''Universa theologia scholastica'', 1627, Ingolstadt.

References

* Molitor and Erasmus, ''The History of the Devil: The Abolition of Witch-Prosecution''

External links

Catholic encyclopedia
* http://pluckerbooks.com/works/carusp/historydevil/chapter16.html 1572 births 1632 deaths Austrian mathematicians Austrian philosophers 17th-century Austrian Jesuits Academic staff of the University of Ingolstadt Academic staff of the University of Vienna Jesuit scientists 16th-century Austrian Jesuits Scientists from Innsbruck {{Europe-mathematician-stub